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What are some potential reasons for a subway station to become abandoned? It looks like the construction had advanced quite far before it was halted.
by zkirill 13y ago
What are some potential reasons for a subway station to become abandoned?
It looks like the construction had advanced quite far before it was halted.
- gaadd33 13y agoIn this case it was part of one attempt at the Second Avenue subway. I think it was built in the 70s, then the city ran out of money and construction was halted. I believe the new Second Ave subway will not be using the same route in this part of Manhattan (or will be at a different depth) so they will not be using these tunnels/stations.
- RockyMcNuts 13y agoHere's one - got reused as a museum. honestly just seems like poor planning, they ended up not having so many local trains they needed a separate terminus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Transit_Museum#Station_history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Transit_Museum#Station... sometimes when the system gets extended, sections become redundant. when they built the new South Ferry station they abandoned the old one. then when the new station got destroyed by Sandy they went back to the old one, which is so small everyone has to exit through the first 5 cars. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/south-ferry-subway-station-reopens-public-sandy-damage-article-1.1307488 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/south-ferry-subway-stati...